Monday, August 29, 2016

Introducing genealogyDOTcoach

I'm happy to be a part of a new service called genealogyDOTcoach which is launching today; here's the press release with more details!

New Genealogy Service Poised to Fill Critical
Gap in Genealogy Industry

CEDAR HILLS, Utah - August 29, 2016 - A new family history service
launched today that will fill a critical gap in the multi-billion dollar
genealogy industry.genealogyDOTcoach
(SM) is a new online service that matches up professional genealogists (called
Genealogy Coaches) with people who want to have all the fun of making family
history discoveries for themselves but just need a little assistance from
someone they can trust.

"With do-it-yourself sites like Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org it has
become so easy for anyone to start climbing their family tree," says
co-founder, Janet Hovorka."But,
sometimes people get a little stuck in the process.The traditional option at that point has been
to purchase a 10 or 20 hour research package from a professional
genealogist.Many people can't afford
that kind of help.Others are reluctant
to do so because they want the joy of making those family history discoveries
themselves.genealogyDOTcoach aims to
fill that gap."

The service launches with 25 coaches across 47 different categories.Topics include:getting started; genetic genealogy/DNA; tree
analysis and writing a research plan; and document translation.Coaches also specialize in research for
different regions of the world and different ethnic groups.The initial group of coaches have an average
of 25 years of training and experience a piece.They are researchers, authors, and lecturers.The impressive list of coaches includes some
of the most well-known genealogists in the industry.

On the genealogyDOTcoach website, users can select a topic and see
a list of coaches who specialize in that topic.They can review comments and ratings from previous clients, to help them
select a coach they would like to work with.Sessions can be scheduled for 15, 30 or 60 minutes.Pricing starts as low as $15 for 15 minutes.

Shortly before the coaching session, an email link is sent that
allows the user to log in to a private video chat room.There they meet face to face, via video chat,
to share screens and documents with the genealogy coach, and receive the help
they need to keep them moving along in their family history journey.

"Clients leave the coaching sessions with a game plan for how
to move forward in their family history research," says Hovorka."Just like life coaches or athletic
coaches, genealogy coaches can give you the boost you need to be better at what
you enjoy."